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Arsenal and Liverpool to meet in FA Cup third round

Arsenal will host Liverpool in a blockbuster third-round FA Cup tie next month.

Saudi coach Yasser Al-Harbi joins Serbian club FK Vozdovac as assistant coach

BELGRADE: Saudi national coach Yasser Al-Harbi has joined the Serbian club FK Vozdovac as an assistant coach for the first team in a move that meets the objectives of the Future Falcons Program. Al-Harbi, who initially joined the program as an assistant coach, signed the contract with the top-tier Serbian club this week. The FFP, which is affiliated with the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, aims to develop national coaches and administrators by offering them opportunities in Europe. Saudi coach Abdulhakeem Al-Tuwaijri signed a contract earlier this month to coach the first team of Bosnia’s Zeljeznicar Club as part of the same program. Al-Harbi, who previously served as assistant coach for AEK Athens’ reserve team, becomes the second Saudi national to coach in Europe this month following Al-Tuwaijri’s appointment. Al-Harbi joins the Serbian SuperLiga club as an assistant coach for a season. The champions of the Serbian SuperLiga are drawn into the primary qualifying rounds for the UEFA Champions League, with the second and third-placed teams participating in the qualifying rounds for the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Hamilton defends F1 Vegas race after Verstappen outburst

LAS VEGAS: Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has defended the organization of the Las Vegas Grand Prix after criticism from current world champion Max Verstappen.

Newcastle forced to go the ‘hard way’ after Dortmund defeat

NEWCASTLE, United Kingdom: Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said his side had made reaching the Champions League last 16 hard for themselves after a 1-0 home defeat by Borussia Dortmund blew Group F wide open. Felix Nmecha scored the only goal as the woodwork twice denied Newcastle an equalizer in the closing stages. The German giants’ first win in what is widely regarded the toughest group in the draw lifts Dortmund above Newcastle on head-to-head record with both sides on four points. Paris Saint-Germain lead the section on six points with last season’s semifinalists AC Milan bottom on two. Newcastle had announced their return to the Champions League stage for the first time in 20 years in style with a 4-1 demolition of PSG three weeks ago. But the Magpies were handed a deserved reality check after a surprisingly flat performance. “Tactically they were good and gave us problems in central areas.